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Len Reynolds
Len Reynolds
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Barton
	In office; 22 November 1958 – 26 November 1966
Preceded by	H. V. Evatt
Succeeded by	Bill Arthur
	In office; 25 October 1969 – 11 November 1975
Preceded by	Bill Arthur
Succeeded by	Jim Bradfield
Personal details
Born	19 November 1923; Harden, New South Wales
Died	14 July 1980 (aged 56)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	Teacher
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service	1943–1946
Rank	Leading Aircraftman
Unit	60th Operational Base Unit

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Leonard James Reynolds (19 November 1923 – 14 July 1980) was an Australian politician. Born in Harden, New South Wales, he was educated at state schools before attending the University of Sydney. He undertook military service from 1943 to 1946^[1] and was subsequently a teacher and education lecturer. In 1958, he was selected as the Labor candidate for the seat of Barton, which party leader H. V. Evatt was leaving as it was perceived to be too marginal. Reynolds won the seat and held it until 1966, when he was defeated by Liberal candidate Bill Arthur. Reynolds defeated Arthur in 1969, and held the seat until his retirement in 1975.^[2] He died in 1980.

References

^ WWII Nominal Roll
^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2008.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by H. V. Evatt	Member for Barton 1958 – 1966	Succeeded by Bill Arthur
Preceded by Bill Arthur	Member for Barton 1969 – 1975	Succeeded by Jim Bradfield

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[roll-1] WWII Nominal Roll

[Psephos-2] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2008.

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-'''Leonard James "Len" Reynolds''' (19 November 1923 &ndash; 14 July 1980) was an Australian politician. Born in [[Harden, New South Wales]], he was educated at state schools before attending the [[University of Sydney]]. He undertook military service from 1943 to 1946<ref name=roll>[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=R&veteranId=970375#summary1 WWII Nominal Roll]</ref> and was subsequently a teacher and education lecturer. In 1958, he was selected as the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidate for the seat of [[Division of Barton|Barton]], which party leader [[H. V. Evatt]] was leaving as it was perceived to be too marginal. Reynolds won the seat and held it until 1966, when he was defeated by [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] candidate [[Bill Arthur]]. Reynolds defeated Arthur in 1969, and held the seat until his retirement in 1975.<ref name=Psephos>{{cite web|last=Carr |first=Adam |title=Australian Election Archive |work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |year=2008 |accessdate=2008-07-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717093439/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/ |archivedate=17 July 2007 }}</ref> He died in 1980.
+'''Leonard James Reynolds''' (19 November 1923 &ndash; 14 July 1980) was an Australian politician. Born in [[Harden, New South Wales]], he was educated at state schools before attending the [[University of Sydney]]. He undertook military service from 1943 to 1946<ref name=roll>[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=R&veteranId=970375#summary1 WWII Nominal Roll]</ref> and was subsequently a teacher and education lecturer. In 1958, he was selected as the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidate for the seat of [[Division of Barton|Barton]], which party leader [[H. V. Evatt]] was leaving as it was perceived to be too marginal. Reynolds won the seat and held it until 1966, when he was defeated by [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] candidate [[Bill Arthur]]. Reynolds defeated Arthur in 1969, and held the seat until his retirement in 1975.<ref name=Psephos>{{cite web|last=Carr |first=Adam |title=Australian Election Archive |work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |year=2008 |accessdate=2008-07-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717093439/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/ |archivedate=17 July 2007 }}</ref> He died in 1980.
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